I have it on good advice, from the cabbie who drove me to the airport in Canberra recently, that South Australian senator Nick Xenophon is the most powerful politician in Australia. Mr Xenophon is certainly demanding the attention of the most … [Read more...] about South Australia’s Water Woes Include Much Politics
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Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 2)
ACCORDING to Australian aboriginal mythology Bunyips are monsters that live in rivers. According to Ron Pike, an Australian who has spent his life working with water from the Murrumbidgee River, much of what is being claimed about Australian rivers … [Read more...] about Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 2)
Australian Parliamentarian, and Sceptic, Banned Prevented from Tabling Climate Data
DR Dennis Jensen BAppSc (RMIT), MSc (Melb), PhD (Monash) is the only member of the Australian Parliament with any training in science a PhD in a science discipline.
[As correctly pointed out in the comments following this posting, my brother Jim … [Read more...] about Australian Parliamentarian, and Sceptic, Banned Prevented from Tabling Climate Data
Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 1)
IN Aboriginal mythology the Bunyip was also known as Dongus, Kianpratty, Bunyup and Tumbata, depending on the tribal area. However regardless of name he was always evil and emerged from the water in search of prey as he sought to use his supernatural … [Read more...] about Bunyips in Australian Rivers (Part 1)
Aussie Farmers: Not Beaten by Salt, But Drought and Government Policies
REMEMBER the stories about how the Murray Darling Basin, the food bowl of Australia, was going to be lost to salt? Headline after media headline told of imminent ruin from rising water tables bring salt. The Riverina, a once rich farming area … [Read more...] about Aussie Farmers: Not Beaten by Salt, But Drought and Government Policies
No Shortage of Water in Australia
ON a daily basis we hear the following two statements repeated in relation to water in Australia: 1. That Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth; and 2. That water is very scarce in Australia and we must take immediate action to … [Read more...] about No Shortage of Water in Australia
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
